Miami Dolphins Kenny Stills talks about his Pop’s cheap shot in the NFL

Miami Dolphins Kenny Stills talks about his Pop's cheap shot in the NFL while talking to the media after practice at Baptist Health South Florida Training Facility in Davie on Thursday, November 8, 2018.

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Miami Dolphins Kenny Stills talks about his Pop's cheap shot in the NFL while talking to the media after practice at Baptist Health South Florida Training Facility in Davie on Thursday, November 8, 2018.

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“I definitely think he’s rooting for the Dolphins,” Stills said, “but he played there and I’m sure they’re doing something for their guys. Maybe he’ll have a split jersey, half-Dolphins, half-Packers.”

Kenny Stills said he and his dad don’t talk much about his father’s football career — one that lasted six years from 1985-1990.

But there is one play that Kenny Stills can immediately recall from his dad’s time in the league.

It was Nov. 3, 1985. The Packers played host to the Chicago Bears. After a Chicago first-down run went for minimal gain, Stills leveled Bears fullback Matt Suhey, garnering a personal foul call and immediate disapproval from his teammates.

“If you go on YouTube, there is a video of him kind of cheap-shotting somebody after the play — Bears-Packers rivalry,” Stills said. “We don’t really talk too much about NFL stuff, but I’m sure he has some great memories.”

The younger Stills, meanwhile, is hoping to create more memories of his own this season. He took a positive first step by playing in Miami’s 13-6 win over the New York Jets while dealing with a groin injury. He caught the one pass thrown his way for 19 yards.

‘Still some hope’

In addition to football, Stills gave his thoughts on Tuesday’s midterm election, one that saw the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and Florida have three state-wide elections fall into recount territory.

“There’s still some hope,” Stills said Thursday. “I wish things had gone a different way; but I like I said, there’s still some hope.

“I guess we’ll see what comes from these re-counts if they happen, but I’m definitely encouraged by the amount of people that responded to me and what I was doing trying to give out tickets to get people out to go out and vote. Just the amount from my friends and family and people that I’ve reached out to, people that are getting involved and using their voice.”